Amrut Reforms 2015-2016

E-Governance

• Creation of ULB website
• Publication of e-newsletter
• Digital Initiatives
• Support Digital India

Constitution and Professionalization of municipal cadre

• Policy for engagement of interns in ULBs and implementation.

Augmenting double entry accounting

• Complete migration to double entry accounting system and obtaining an audit certificate to the effect from FY 2012-13 onwards.
• Publication of annual financial statement on website

Urban planning and City level Plans

• Preparation of Service Level improvement Plans
• Make action plan to progressively increase Green cover in cities to 15% in 5 years
• Develop at least one Children Park every year in AMRUT cities
• Establish a system for maintaining of parks playground and recreational areas relying people Public Private partnership (PPPP) model.
• MC Bathinda Amrut Park 2015-16

Devolution of funds and functions

• Ensure transfer of 14th FC devolution to ULBs
• Appointment of State Finance Commission (SFC) and making decisions.
• Transfer of all 18 functions to ULBs

Review of Building by-laws

• Revision of building bye laws periodically
• Create single window clearance for all approvals to give building permissions

Municipal tax and fees improvement

• Atleast 90% coverage
• Atleast 90% collection
• Make a policy to periodically revise property tax, leavy charges and other fees
• Post Demand Collection Book (DCB) of tax details on the website
• Achieve full potential of advertisement revenue by making a policy dynamic pricing module.

Improvement in levy and collection of user charges

• Adopt a policy on user charges for individual and institutional assessments in which a differential rate is charged for water use and adequate safeguards are included to take care of the interests of the vulnerable
• Make action plan to reduce water losses to less than 20% and publish on the website
• Separate accounts for user charges
• Atleast 90% billing
• Atleast 90% collection

Energy and water audit

• Energy
• Making STPs and WTPs more energy efficient
• Optimize energy consumption in street light by using energy efficient light and increasing reliance on renewable energy